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Collected Palembang, south Sumatra
Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom
17th-18th century Deccan India
handspun cotton, natural dyes, mordants
mordant painting, batik
a) 83.5 (h) x 230.0 (w) cm
b) 82.5 (h) x 229.0 (w) cm
a) & b) 166.0 (h) x 459.0 (w) cm
Conserved with the assistance of the Maxwell Family in memory of Anthony Forge
NGA 1994.1456.A-B
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